The Eastern Cottonmouth, or water moccasin, is a venomous snake in the southern Mississippi River, known for its white mouth threat display and reaching lengths of up to four feet.

Two species of the Agkistrodon genus inhabit the U.S.: the cottonmouth and the copperhead, both of which can be found in North Carolina. The subspecies present in the state is the Eastern ...

Outdoor Alabama lists six venomous snakes that inhabit the state: the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake, pygmy rattlesnake, eastern diamondback rattlesnake and eastern coral snake.

Come springtime, visitors to Newport News Park — one of the largest municipal parks in the nation — will see new signs warning them about the eastern cottonmouth, a pit viper with a poisonous ...

The Carolinas are home to the Eastern cottonmouth, (Agkistrodon piscivorus), a species that averages two to three feet in length and can potentially reach lengths of five or even six feet ...

Of those 43 snakes, six are venomous. Close up view of a young Eastern cottonmouth snake - Agkistrodon piscivorus with its mouth wide open showing white coloring. The scientific name for this ...

Some people fear that the venomous eastern cottonmouth, or water moccasin, lurks about Richmond, but that’s not true, experts say. “In my experience, any snake that is swimming in the water is ...